Awning hood



March 24, ,1942. c. D. LowRY AWNING HOOD Filed Aug'. l, 1958 m wm a W lf inventor CLVDE D. Lowmf.

' Gttomeg Patented Mar. 24, 1942 UNITED `STATES PATENT "Fiflil Clyde D.Lowry, Toledo, Ohio, assigner to Libbey'- 'Owens-Ford Glass Company,Toledo, Ollio, a.

corporation of Ohio Application August 1, 1938, Serial No. 222,311-

(Ci. '15e-i5) I1 Claims'.

The present invention relates to improvements in awning hoods for storefronts and the like.

Awning hoods of extruded aluminum and bronze are becoming quite popularfor use on store fronts and the like for protecting the awning, whenrolled up, from the weather as well as for increasing the attractivenessof the buiding front. Heretofore, it has been customary to extrude thesehoods in one piece butin order to do this, it is necessary for the hoodto be made of relatively heavy gauge which not only materially increasesthe cost of the hood, due tothe relatively large amount of materialrequired, but which also renders the hood objectionable because of itsweight. This is especially true of hoods of extruded bronze. It is thepurpose of this invention to permit the formation of an awning hood ofextruded aluminum or bronze of relatively thinner gauge, whereby tomaterially reduce the amount of material required as well as reducingthe overall weight of the hood along with its cost.

Another object of the `invention is the provision of an awning hood ofextruded metal made up of a plurality of separate sections associatedwith one another in a novel manner so that the 'hood may be made of anydesired width.

Another object of the invention is the provision of an awning hood soconstructed that different types of adapters may be associated therewithto permit the hood to be used either in connection with a transom orwith Vitrolite or other structuralV glass panels or slabs.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become more apparentduring the course of the following description, when taken in connectionwith the accompanying drawing.

In the drawing, wherein like numerals are employed to designate likeparts throughout the same:

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of an awning hood constructed in accordancewith the invention;

Fig. 2 is a vertical section taken substantially on line 2-2 of Fig. 1;and

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view similar to Fig. 2 but showing theuse of another type of awning hood adapter.

With reference to Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawing, 5 refers generally to aportion of the front wall of a building having a window glazed with asheet or pane of glass 6 supported in the window opening bythe metalsash construction 1. Arranged above the windowl 6 is a transom glazedwith a sheet or' pane of glass 8 mounted in the transom opening'by' themetall sash construction 9 which 55 may be supported upon the transombar Ill. The awning hood provided by the invention is designated in itsentirety by the Vnumeral I I, said hood being disposed directly beneaththe transom 8 while arrangedv between the said hood and window 6 aremetal filler strips l2.

The awning hood Il is preferably of extruded aluminum or bronze 'and iscomposed of a plurality of sections interlocke'd lwith' and preferablydetachab'ly connected to one another. As shown, the hood comprises anvinner longitudinally ex` tending section lf3, an intermediate sectionI4 and an outer section i5; said outer section being of any desiredornamental contour but which is here illustrated as curving Aforwardlyand downward-ly to provide a s'o-called bull-nose effect havingornamental ribs or reeds i6 at its outer end.

The inner section i3 o'f the hood' is provided radjacent its inner endwith a rearwardly and downwardly extending back member il which may besecured to the'supporting wall 5 in any desired mannen such as byscrewsor the like I8. Formed at the lower end of the back member l1 isva forwardly offset depending web i9 having its lower end receivedwithin a channel 20 provided at the upper end of the ller strip I2. Thechannel 20 is formed between the upstanding flanges 2| and 22, the ange22 being received behind theweb i9 and secured to the supporting wall 5by screws or the like 23. Formed integral with the front surface of theweb i9, adjacent the lower end thereof, isa hook shaped portion 24'which 'nts over the upper edge of the flange 2| to" provi'dea neatappearing connection between the hood' H and `filler strip I2.

The inner sectionv l3"of the hood is provided at its rear endf with a-nlupstanding vertical leg 25 terminating at its upper end' in a forwardlydirected wedge portion 26 having a horizontal flat upper surface and abeveled lower surface 2l'. The wedge portion 26 cooperates with theupper surface: of the' inner section 'I3 to form a forwardly facinghorizontal groove or channel .28. This construction is provided so thatthere can bel associated with the hood Il a suitable adapter, indicatedatI 29 in Fig. 2, to permit use 28 of the hood. The bottom surface ofthe wedge portion 33 is at and engages the upper surface of the hoodsection I3, While the upper surface thereof is beveled as at 34 tocorrespond to the beveled surface 21 of wedge portion 26. The adapter 29is also shown as provided at its rear end with a similar but forwardlydirected wedge portion 35 spaced above the base plate 30 and adapted tobe received within a groove or channel 36 provided at the rear of themetal sash construction 9 of the transom 8.

The inner section I3 of the hood is provided adjacent its outer end witha downwardly and forwardly curved supporting flange 31 and at itsextreme end with a down-turned lip 38, said flange and lip cooperatingto form a substantially vertical groove 39. The intermediate section I4of the hood is supported upon the flange 31 and is provided at its innerend with an upwardly curved portion or tongue 4I] which is receivedwithin the groove 39.

When assembling the intermediate section I4 of the hood with the innersection I3, the curved inner end portion or tongue 40 of theintermediate section is inserted within the groove 39 of the innersection by tilting the said intermediate section upwardly as indicatedin broken lines in Fig. 2 so that the curved inner end thereof can beslipped into the groove 39, and as the said curved inner end is movedinto the groove, the said section is simultaneously lowered until itrests upon the ange 31. The two sections can then be secured to oneanother, if desired, by bolts or the like 4I, it being preferred thatsaid sections be detachably connected together.

The intermediate section I4 is formed at its outer end in the samemanner as the outer end of inner section I3, while the inner end ofouter section I is formed in the same way as the inner end ofintermediate section I4 so that the outer section I5 may be associatedwith the vintermediate section I4 in the same manner that intermediatesection I4 is associated with inner section I3 as indicated generally at42. It will, of course, be appreciated that with this arrangement anydesired number of intermediate sections I4 may be used depending uponthe width of hood desired. The hood II may be used as a covering for anyconventional or preferred type of roller awning which is located beneaththe hood adjacent the back member I1 as diagrammatically indicated at A.

In Fig. 3 is illustrated another type of adapter which may be associatedwith the hood to permit its use with slabs or panels of Vitrolite orother structural glass located directly above the transom bar I0. Theadapter is here designated in its entirety by the numeral 43 and isprovided with a rearwardly directed wedge portion 44 adapted to bereceived within the groove or channel 28 at the rear end of the hood.Formed at the outer end of the wedge portion 44 is an upstandingvertical leg 45 having formed integral therewith a rearwardly extendinghorizontal ledge 46 which terminates at its inner end in a verticalattaching flange 41 secured to the supporting wall 5 by screws or thelike 4B. The slabs or panels 49 of Vitrolite or other structural glassare supported at their bottom edges upon the horizontal ledgev 46 of theadapter and secured to the supporting wall 5 by motar or cement 50. Thevertical leg 45 of the adapter preferably terminates at its upper edgein a bead 5I which overlaps the lower marginal portions of the slabs orpanels 49 to give a neat appearance.

It is to be understood that the form of the invention herewith shown anddescribed is to be taken as the preferred embodiment of the same, andthat various changes in the shape, size and arrangement of parts may beresorted to Without departing from the spirit of the invention or thescope of the subjoined claims.

I claim:

1. An awning hood of the character described, comprising a plurality oflongitudinally extending sections arranged side by side, one of saidsections being provided with a groove and a substantially horizontalsupporting portion extending forwardly from said groove while a secondsection is supported upon said supporting portion and has a tonguereceived within said groove.

2. An awning hood of the character described, comprising a plurality oflongitudinally extending sections arranged side by side, one of saidsections being provided with a groove and a substantially horizontalsupporting portion extending forwardly from said groove while a secondsection has a portion overlapping said supporting portion and a tonguereceived within said groove, and means for detachably connecting saidoverlapping portions together.

3. An awning hood of the character described, including a substantiallyhorizontal top member formed at its rear end with a vertical leg and aforwardly directed wedge portion providing a horizontally disposedchannel for receiving means adapting said hood to differentarrangements, said wedge portion having a flat upper surface and abeveled lower surface.

4. An awning hood of the character described, comprising a plurality oflongitudinally extending sections arranged side by side, and means forconencting said sections together, the inner section being provided atits rear end with a vertical leg and a forwardly directed wedge portionproviding a horizontally disposed channel for receiving means adaptingsaid hood to different arrangements, said wedge portion having a flatupper surface and a beveled lower surface.

5. An awning hood of the character described, comprising a plurality oflongitudinally extending sections arranged side by side and havingportions overlapping and interengaging one another, and means forrigidly securing said overlapping portions together, the inner sectionbeing provided at its rear end with a vertical leg and a forwardlydirected wedge portion providing a horizontally disposed channel forreceiving means adapting said hood to different arrangements, said wedgeportion having a flat upper surface and a beveled lower surface.

6. An awning hood of the character described, comprising a plurality oflongitudinally extending sections arranged side by side and havingoverlapping portions and icomplemental tongue and groove connectionsinterlocking one another, and means passing through said overlappingportions for rigidly securing said sections together, the inner sectionbeing provided at its rear end with a vertical leg and a forwardlydirected wedge portion providing a horizontally disposed channel forreceiving means adapting said hood to different arrangements, said wedgeportion having a flat upper surface and a beveled lower surface.

7. An awning hood of the character described, comprising a plurality oflongitudinally extending sections arranged side by side and havingportions overlapping one another, and means for detachably connectingsaid overlapping portions together, the inner section being provided atits rear end with a vertical leg and a forwardly directed' wedge portionproviding a horizontally disposed channel for receiving means adaptingsaid hood to different arrangements, said wedge portion having a fiatupper surface and a beveled lower surface.

8. An awning hood of the character described, comprising a plurality oflongitudinally extending sections arranged side by side, one of saidsections being provided with a groove and a substantially horizontalsupporting portion extending forwardly from said groove while a secondsection is supported upon said supporting portion and has a tonguereceived within said groove, the inner section being provided at itsrear end with a vertical leg and a forwardly directed portion providinga horizontally disposed channel for receiving means adapting said hoodto dierent arrangements.

9. An awning hood of the character described, comprising a plurality oflongitudinally extending sections arranged side by side, one of saidsections being provided with a groove and a substantially horizontalsupporting portion extending forwardly from said groove while a secondsection has a portion overlapping said supporting portion and a tonguereceived within said groove, vand means for detac-hably connecting saidoverlapping portions together, the inner section being provided at itsrear end with a vertical leg and a forwardly directed portion providinga horizontally disposed channel for receiving means adapting said hoodto different arrangements.

10. The combination with an awning hood comprising a substantiallyhorizontal top member formed at its rear end with a vertical leg and aforwardly directed wedge portion providing a horizontally disposedchannel, of an adapter associated with said awning hood for adapting itto different arrangements comprising a substantially horizontal baseplate provided at its forward end with a depending leg terminating in arearwardly directed wedge portion which is snugly received within thehorizontally disposed channel in said awning hood.

11. The combination with an awning hood comprising a substantiallyhorizontal top member formed at its rear end with a vertical leg and aforwardly directed wedge portion providing a horizontally disposedchannel, said wedge portion having a flat upper surface and a beveledlower surface, of an adapter associated with said awning hood foradapting it to different arrangements comprising a substantiallyhorizontal base plate provided at its forward end with a depending legterminating in a rearwardly directed wedge portion which is snuglyreceived within the horizontally disposed channel in said awning hood,the bottom surface of the wedge portion of said adapterl being flat andengaging the upper surface of the awning hood while the upper surface ofthe last said wedge portion is beveled to correspond to the beveledsurface of the wedge portion of said awning hood.

CLYDE D. LOWRY.

